Changes between Version 32 and Version 33 of ReleaseProcessDraft


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    11[[TOC]]
    22
    3 == Standard schedule
     3== Standard schedule ==
    44 1. Day 0: Feature freeze
    55 1. Day 3: String freeze
    … …  
    99 1. Day 9: Release
    1010
    11 == Release progress table
    12 Put your name into the "Accepted by" column to take over a task and agree to completed it in time according to the Deadline.
    13 Update the status column regularly enough to keep team member informed. Especially note if you are waiting for input or are otherwise prevented from working on the task.
    14 
    15 Next release: Alpha 17 Quercus [[BR]]
    16 Current phase: String freeze (progress delayed by release blocking bugs)
    17 
    18 === Development
    19 Deadline:
    20 || Task || Accepted by || Status ||
    21 || [ReleaseProcessDraft#Startreleaseprocess Start release process] || Team || Done ||
    22 || [ReleaseProcessDraft#Announcestringfreeze Announce string freeze] || Yves, Itms || Done ||
    23 
    24 === Feature freeze
     11== Release progress table ==
     12Put your name into the "Accepted by" column to take over a task and agree to completed it in time according to the Deadline. Update the status column regularly enough to keep team member informed. Especially note if you are waiting for input or are otherwise prevented from working on the task.
     13
     14Next release: Alpha 17 Quercus [[BR]] Current phase: String freeze (progress delayed by release blocking bugs)
     15
     16=== Development ===
     17Deadline:
     18
     19|| Task || Accepted by || Status ||
     20|| [wiki:ReleaseProcessDraft#Startreleaseprocess Start release process] || Team || Done ||
     21|| [wiki:ReleaseProcessDraft#Announcestringfreeze Announce string freeze] || Yves, Itms || Done ||
     22
     23=== Feature freeze ===
    2524Deadline: 21.09.2014 24:00 GMT
    26 || Task || Accepted by || Status ||
    27 || [ReleaseProcessDraft#Organizestaffmatchtesting Organize staff match (testing)] || Pureon || Scheduled for Saturday 20th at 18:00GMT, another one for Saturday 27th at 18:00GMT ||
    28 
    29 === String freeze
     25
     26|| Task || Accepted by || Status ||
     27|| [wiki:ReleaseProcessDraft#Organizestaffmatchtesting Organize staff match (testing)] || Pureon || Scheduled for Saturday 20th at 18:00GMT, another one for Saturday 27th at 18:00GMT ||
     28
     29=== String freeze ===
    3030Deadline: 25.09.2014 24:00 GMT
    31 || Task || Accepted by || Status ||
    32 
    33 === Translation freeze
    34 Deadline:
    35 || Task || Accepted by || Status ||
    36 || [ReleaseProcessDraft#Confirmtranslationfreeze Confirm translation freeze] || Itms || Done ||
    37 || [ReleaseProcessDraft#Translationcheck Translation check] || Itms || ||
    38 
    39 === Packaging
     31
     32|| Task || Accepted by || Status ||
     33
     34=== Translation freeze ===
    4035Deadline:
    41 || Task || Accepted by || Status ||
    42 || [ReleaseProcessDraft#Prepareforpackaging Prepare for packaging] || || ||
    43 || [ReleaseProcessDraft#Packaging:WindowsandLinux Packaging: Windows and Linux] || || ||
    44 || [ReleaseProcessDraft#Packaging:MacOSX Packaging: Mac OS X] || historicbruno || ||
    45 || [ReleaseProcessDraft#Packagetesting:Linux Package testing: Linux] || || ||
    46 || [ReleaseProcessDraft#Packagetesting:Windows Package testing: Windows] || || ||
    47 || [ReleaseProcessDraft#Packagetesting:MacOSX Package testing: Mac OS X] || historicbruno  || ||
    48 || [ReleaseProcessDraft#UploadtoSourceforge Upload to Sourceforge] || || ||
    49 
    50 === Release
     36
     37|| Task || Accepted by || Status ||
     38|| [wiki:ReleaseProcessDraft#Confirmtranslationfreeze Confirm translation freeze] || Itms || Done ||
     39|| [wiki:ReleaseProcessDraft#Translationcheck Translation check] || Itms || ||
     40
     41=== Packaging ===
     42Deadline:
     43
     44|| Task || Accepted by || Status ||
     45|| [wiki:ReleaseProcessDraft#Prepareforpackaging Prepare for packaging] || || ||
     46|| [wiki:ReleaseProcessDraft#Packaging:WindowsandLinux Packaging: Windows and Linux] || || ||
     47|| [wiki:ReleaseProcessDraft#Packaging:MacOSX Packaging: Mac OS X] || historicbruno || ||
     48|| [wiki:ReleaseProcessDraft#Packagetesting:Linux Package testing: Linux] || || ||
     49|| [wiki:ReleaseProcessDraft#Packagetesting:Windows Package testing: Windows] || || ||
     50|| [wiki:ReleaseProcessDraft#Packagetesting:MacOSX Package testing: Mac OS X] || historicbruno || ||
     51|| [wiki:ReleaseProcessDraft#UploadtoSourceforge Upload to Sourceforge] || || ||
     52
     53=== Release ===
    5154Deadline: 07.10.2014
    52 || Task || Accepted by || Status ||
    53 || [ReleaseProcessDraft#Writereleaseannouncement Write release announcement] || Jeru || ||
    54 || [ReleaseProcessDraft#Createreleasevideo Create release video] || Brynn || ||
    55 || [ReleaseProcessDraft#Release:Downloadredirects Download redirects] || || ||
    56 || [ReleaseProcessDraft#Release:Notifypackagers Notify packagers] || Leper || ||
    57 || [ReleaseProcessDraft#Release:Publishannouncement Publish announcement] || || ||
    58 
    59 == Task descriptions
    60 
    61 === Start release process
    62 '''Description:''' [[BR]]
    63 The team decides that there are enough new features and that it's time to release a new alpha version. Usually in a team meeting, we decide when the regular schedule starts and if there are any differences to the predefined schedule.
    64 [[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Development
    65 [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Whole team (usually at the meeting)
    66 
    67 === Announce string freeze
    68 '''Description:''' [[BR]]
    69 Translators should be informed about the planned String freeze date and the Translation freeze date. The idea is to give them some time to polish the final translations for the release. During development, they probably don't always update translation within a few days after something has changed. Also upload updated .pot files and make sure you update them if original strings change or get added in the next days.
    70 [[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Development
    71 [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Gallaecio, Leper, Sanderd17, Yves
    72 
    73 === Organize staff match (testing)
    74 '''Description:''' [[BR]]
    75 If possible a staff match should be organized before the release. Often important bugs get discovered in such staff matches. Organizing the match means finding a good date and time and informing the other team members (or community members).
    76 [[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Development
    77 [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Whole team
    78 
    79 === Confirm translation freeze
    80 '''Description:''' [[BR]] You make another announcement on the translation platform at the specified and announced Translation freeze date (assuming it hasn't changed in the meantime). After that, you regenerate the translation templates via [source:ps/trunk/source/tools/i18n/updateTemplates.py updateTemplates.py] and the translations (for backup purposes) via [source:ps/trunk/source/tools/i18n/pullTranslations.py pullTranslations.py].
    81 [[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Translation freeze
    82 [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Gallaecio, Leper, Sanderd17, Yves
    83 
    84 === Translation check
    85 '''Description:''' [[BR]]
    86 Check the translations for "vandalism". It's really just checking if there are any strings that were added in bad intent and not about trying to improve translation quality. There's a script to check the translation files for URLs (TODO: where?), but this task also involves manual checking. Obviously we can't carefully read through all strings in all translations.
    87 [[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Translation freeze
    88 [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Whole team
    89 
    90 === Multiplayer lobby adjustments
    91 '''Description''' [[BR]]
     55
     56|| Task || Accepted by || Status ||
     57|| [wiki:ReleaseProcessDraft#Writereleaseannouncement Write release announcement] || Jeru || ||
     58|| [wiki:ReleaseProcessDraft#Createreleasevideo Create release video] || Brynn || ||
     59|| [wiki:ReleaseProcessDraft#Release:Downloadredirects Download redirects] || || ||
     60|| [wiki:ReleaseProcessDraft#Release:Notifypackagers Notify packagers] || Leper || ||
     61|| [wiki:ReleaseProcessDraft#Release:Publishannouncement Publish announcement] || Erik || ||
     62
     63== Task descriptions ==
     64=== Start release process ===
     65'''Description:''' [[BR]] The team decides that there are enough new features and that it's time to release a new alpha version. Usually in a team meeting, we decide when the regular schedule starts and if there are any differences to the predefined schedule. [[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Development [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Whole team (usually at the meeting)
     66
     67=== Announce string freeze ===
     68'''Description:''' [[BR]] Translators should be informed about the planned String freeze date and the Translation freeze date. The idea is to give them some time to polish the final translations for the release. During development, they probably don't always update translation within a few days after something has changed. Also upload updated .pot files and make sure you update them if original strings change or get added in the next days. [[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Development [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Gallaecio, Leper, Sanderd17, Yves
     69
     70=== Organize staff match (testing) ===
     71'''Description:''' [[BR]] If possible a staff match should be organized before the release. Often important bugs get discovered in such staff matches. Organizing the match means finding a good date and time and informing the other team members (or community members). [[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Development [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Whole team
     72
     73=== Confirm translation freeze ===
     74'''Description:''' [[BR]] You make another announcement on the translation platform at the specified and announced Translation freeze date (assuming it hasn't changed in the meantime). After that, you regenerate the translation templates via [source:ps/trunk/source/tools/i18n/updateTemplates.py updateTemplates.py] and the translations (for backup purposes) via [source:ps/trunk/source/tools/i18n/pullTranslations.py pullTranslations.py]. [[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Translation freeze [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Gallaecio, Leper, Sanderd17, Yves
     75
     76=== Translation check ===
     77'''Description:''' [[BR]] Check the translations for "vandalism". It's really just checking if there are any strings that were added in bad intent and not about trying to improve translation quality. There's a script to check the translation files for URLs (TODO: where?), but this task also involves manual checking. Obviously we can't carefully read through all strings in all translations. [[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Translation freeze [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Whole team
     78
     79=== Multiplayer lobby adjustments ===
     80'''Description''' [[BR]]
     81
    9282 * Maybe reset SVN (current alpha) rankings.
    9383 * Change the bot's welcome message to notify users that a new version is available.
    9484 * Create a new MUC room and add a new bot for the SVN version.
    95 [[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Release
    96 [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Leper, Josh, Scythetwirler
    97 
    98 === Prepare for packaging
    99 '''Description''' [[BR]]
     85
     86[[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Release [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Leper, Josh, Scythetwirler
     87
     88=== Prepare for packaging ===
     89'''Description''' [[BR]]
     90
    10091 * Ensure Alpha name and number have been updated in [source:ps/trunk/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/top_panel/label.xml label.xml], [source:ps/trunk/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/pregame/mainmenu.xml mainmenu.xml], and [source:ps/trunk/source/lobby/XmppClient.cpp#L107 XmppClient.cpp].
    10192 * Edit the [source:/ps/trunk/source/tools/dist/remove-incomplete-translations.sh remove-incomplete-translations.sh] script to include all languages that need to be in the release (Include only >90% languages supported by our fonts and font system - see progress [https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/0ad/ on Transifex])
    … …  
    10798 * Check that SVN compiles and runs on OS X
    10899 * Run Windows autobuilder (or build manually with VS 2008 if autobuild is down - update [source:/ps/trunk/build/svn_revision svn_revision.txt] first!)
    109 [[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' ???
    110 [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Whole team
    111 
    112 === Setup packaging
    113 '''Description''' [[BR]]
    114 These are common tasks that need to be done for all packaging on all systems.
     100
     101[[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' ??? [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Whole team
     102
     103=== Setup packaging ===
     104'''Description''' [[BR]] These are common tasks that need to be done for all packaging on all systems.
     105
    115106 * Update public trunk checkout
    116107 * Ensure it is clean (`svn st --no-ignore`)
    117 [[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Packaging
    118 [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' People doing packaging
    119 
    120 === Packaging: Windows and Linux
    121 '''Description''' [[BR]]
    122  * Complete the steps in [ReleaseProcessDraft#Setuppackaging Setup packaging]
     108
     109[[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Packaging [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' People doing packaging
     110
     111=== Packaging: Windows and Linux ===
     112'''Description''' [[BR]]
     113
     114 * Complete the steps in [wiki:ReleaseProcessDraft#Setuppackaging Setup packaging]
    123115 * Run [source:/ps/trunk/source/tools/dist/build.sh source/tools/dist/build.sh]
    124116 * Upload releases to http://releases.wildfiregames.com/
    125117 * Verify sha1sums on server
    126 [[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Packaging
    127 [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Whole team
    128 
    129 === Packaging: Mac OS X
    130 '''Description''' [[BR]]
    131  * Complete the steps in [ReleaseProcessDraft#Setuppackaging Setup packaging]
     118
     119[[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Packaging [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Whole team
     120
     121=== Packaging: Mac OS X ===
     122'''Description''' [[BR]]
     123
     124 * Complete the steps in [wiki:ReleaseProcessDraft#Setuppackaging Setup packaging]
    132125 * Build OS X app bundle:
    133126   * Requires OS X and Xcode
    … …  
    141134 * Upload releases to http://releases.wildfiregames.com/
    142135 * Verify sha1sums on server
    143 [[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Packaging
    144 [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Historicbruno, Wraitii
    145 
    146 === Package testing: Linux
    147 '''Description''' [[BR]]
     136
     137[[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Packaging [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Historicbruno, Wraitii
     138
     139=== Package testing: Linux ===
     140'''Description''' [[BR]]
     141
    148142 * Delete `~/.cache/0ad`
    149143 * Extract release
    150144 * Build with `config=debug`, run `test_dbg`, run game, run editor
    151145 * Build with `config=release`, run `test`, run game, run editor
    152 [[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Packaging
    153 [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Whole team
    154 
    155 === Package testing: Mac OS X
    156 '''Description''' [[BR]]
     146
     147[[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Packaging [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Whole team
     148
     149=== Package testing: Mac OS X ===
     150'''Description''' [[BR]]
     151
    157152 * Delete `~/Library/Caches/0ad/`
    158153 * Mount release DMG
    … …  
    160155 * Test Atlas (main menu > Tools & Options > Scenario Editor)
    161156 * Delete `~/Library/Caches/0ad/`
    162 [[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Packaging
    163 [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Whole team
    164 
    165 === Package testing: Windows
    166 '''Description''' [[BR]]
     157
     158[[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Packaging [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Whole team
     159
     160=== Package testing: Windows ===
     161'''Description''' [[BR]]
     162
    167163 * Delete `%localappdata%\0ad\cache`
    168164 * Extract release
    … …  
    172168 * Build Debug version, check everything seems to work
    173169 * Run `test` project
    174 [[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Packaging
    175 [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Whole team
    176 
    177 === Upload to Sourceforge
     170
     171[[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Packaging [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Whole team
     172
     173=== Upload to Sourceforge ===
    178174After all packages are created and tested, they can be uploaded to sourceforge.
     175
    179176{{{
    180177rsync -v --progress -e ssh 0ad-${SVNREV}-*.{exe,gz,xz} philiptaylor,zero-ad@frs.sourceforge.net:/home/frs/project/z/ze/zero-ad/releases/
    181178}}}
    182 [[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Packaging
    183 [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Philip
    184 
    185 === Write release announcement
    186 '''Description''' [[BR]]
     179[[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Packaging [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Philip
     180
     181=== Write release announcement ===
     182'''Description''' [[BR]]
     183
    187184 * Write a release announcement that will be published on the website and other places like Moddb.
    188185 * Describe new features, content and major bugfixes. If necessary ask people to provide descriptions.
    189186 * Create one or more unique screenshots that fit well for this Alpha release (or find someone to create these).
    190187 * Write a short description of the Alpha name and the reasons why we have chosen this name (historical term around the timeframe of 0 A.D.).
    191 [[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Feature freeze
    192 [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Jeru
    193 
    194 === Create release video
    195 '''Description''' [[BR]]
    196 An Alpha release video showcases the new features, content and major bugfixes of this version. It focuses more on the features that can be shown well in a video. Remember to upload the video on the play0ad youtube channel.
    197 [[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Feature freeze
    198 [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Brynn
    199 
    200 === Release: Download redirects
    201 '''Description''' [[BR]]
     188
     189[[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Feature freeze [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Jeru
     190
     191=== Create release video ===
     192'''Description''' [[BR]] An Alpha release video showcases the new features, content and major bugfixes of this version. It focuses more on the features that can be shown well in a video. Remember to upload the video on the play0ad youtube channel. [[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Feature freeze [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Brynn
     193
     194=== Release: Download redirects ===
     195'''Description''' [[BR]]
     196
    202197 * Update release redirects to point to SF
    203198 * Update release pages (links, file sizes, checksums?):
    … …  
    205200   * LatestReleaseMac
    206201   * LatestReleaseLinux
    207 [[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Release
    208 [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Philip, ...?
    209 
    210 === Release: Notify packagers
    211 '''Description''' [[BR]]
     202
     203[[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Release [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Philip, ...?
     204
     205=== Release: Notify packagers ===
     206'''Description''' [[BR]]
     207
    212208 * Arch [https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/0ad/ 0ad] [https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/any/0ad-data 0ad-data] - Flag Package Out of Date
    213209 * Debian - ping vincent_c on IRC
    … …  
    215211 * Gentoo - email hasufell@
    216212 * Ubuntu (PPA) - ping ricotz on IRC
    217 [[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Release
    218 [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Leper, Everyone
    219 
    220 === Release: Publish announcement
    221 '''Description''' [[BR]]
     213
     214[[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Release [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Leper, Everyone
     215
     216=== Release: Publish announcement ===
     217'''Description''' [[BR]]
     218
    222219 * Official website http://play0ad.com
    223220 * Forum
    … …  
    229226 * Freegamer
    230227 * E-mail regular bloggers/reporters
    231 [[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Release
    232 [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Feneur, Jeru, Leper
    233 
    234 
    235 === Update release progress on Trac
    236 Description:[[BR]]
    237 Remove all content from the  Release progress table and replace "Next release" with the right version number.
    238 [[BR]]Can be completed in phase: Development
    239 [[BR]]Candidates: Everyone
    240 
     228
     229[[BR]]'''Can be completed in phase:''' Release [[BR]]'''Candidates:''' Feneur, Jeru, Leper
     230
     231=== Update release progress on Trac ===
     232Description:[[BR]] Remove all content from the  Release progress table and replace "Next release" with the right version number. [[BR]]Can be completed in phase: Development [[BR]]Candidates: Everyone